Jeanette Gallagher’s most recent poem to appear here was The Political Lady (November 2014). Five Limericks By Jeanette Gallagher There was a twin girl called Bubbles Who often got others in trouble She opened her doors As well as her drawers And when caught, she just blamed her double. There once was a woman named […]
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Lobster Roll
William O’Malley was born and raised in Boston but retired early from a banking job to live as a beach bum in Puerto Rico. Lobster Roll By William O’Malley When the snow falls back home I let the sand trickle through my fingers and remember snow clouds gray and landscapes white flat against marble blue […]
26.2 x 5
Juliana Norwood’s most recent poem to appear here was Rush (November 2014). 26.2 x 5 By Juliana Norwood It’s the last mile that kills you no matter how well you’ve trained and eaten no matter how positive your attitude. The last mile is the whole reason I run.
Indian Summer
Nancy Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was Heat Wave (November 2014). Indian Summer By Nancy Scott Freak snowfall, and all the leaves have not fallen. The maple still green. Afternoon drops slowly into our laps the apples. Songbirds have flown and the shrill drilling of insects dies down. Wild geese are leaving the […]
Five-Star Mansion
Clarissa McFairy’s most recent poem to appear here was Curtsey to a King (August 2014). Five-Star Mansion By Clarissa McFairy She makes her bed meticulously Sheets billow as she flings them up in air like a prayer and lays them gently on her mattress: the cold brick paving of the Post Office I see the […]
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